Woman charged in use of stolen credit card

10:48 PM,
Nov. 2, 2013

Written by

Justin L. Mack
jmack@jconline.com

Eleven felony charges were filed Tuesday against a West Lafayette woman accused of making more than $1,200 worth of purchases with a credit card that belonged to her mother-in-law.

Maria Figueroa, 40, was charged in Tippecanoe Superior Court with six counts of theft and five counts of forgery.

According to court documents, Figueroa spoke to police on Aug. 1 and admitted to authorizing the card for her mother-in-law in spring 2012. After completing the authorization, she decided to keep the card. ...